COMMON NAME(S)
China Aster, Annual Aster
BOTANICAL NAME
Callistephus chinensis
FLOWERING SEASON-
ANNUAL
Blooms summer till frost.
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full sun
  SOIL CONDITIONS                 
Well draining soil with high fertility.
A loam soil is best.    
pH
6.5 - 7.0 pH
MOISTURE
Keep soil evenly moist and don't
wet foliage.
     PLANT HEIGHT                       

8 - 32 inches tall (20- 80 cm)           
        
PLANT SPACING
Space about 1 foot apart
   
   
PROPAGATION
seeds, bedding plants
USES
flower beds, borders, containers,
great cutting flower
PLANTING INFORMATION
AND FACTS
For earlier blooms start seed
indoors in late winter.  Grow in a
new place every year to prevent
wilt diseases.
Deadheading prolongs blooming.
Fertilize about every 4 weeks.
Keep it growing.
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